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Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 28530

This treats a fracture of a sesamoid bone, a small bone embedded in a tendon underneath the big toe joint, without surgery. Care typically involves immobilizing the foot, such as with a stiff-soled shoe, boot, or cast, to let the bone heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Non-Surgical Treatment of a Broken Sesamoid Bone cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $275 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$174 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$126 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,072Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $126 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$251

AK $427FL $95.50

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.